AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A REMARKABLE WOMAN.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I remember as well as though it were yesterday the first time I met Auntie Sue.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Twenty years it was, at least, before the time of this story.
AuntienounUS /ˈænti/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading I remember as well as though it were yesterday the first time I met Auntie Sue.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Twenty years it was, at least, before the time of this story.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It happened during my first roaming visit to the Ozarks, when I had wandered by chance, one day, into the Elbow Rock neighborhood.
chancenounUS /tʃæns/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading It happened during my first roaming visit to the Ozarks, when I had wandered by chance, one day, into the Elbow Rock neighborhood.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It happened during my first roaming visit to the Ozarks, when I had wandered by chance, one day, into the Elbow Rock neighborhood.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She was standing in the door of her little schoolhouse, the ruins of which you may still see, halfway up the long hill from the log house by the river, where the most of this story was lived.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It happened during my first roaming visit to the Ozarks, when I had wandered by chance, one day, into the Elbow Rock neighborhood.
ElbownounUS /ˈelboʊ/
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading It happened during my first roaming visit to the Ozarks, when I had wandered by chance, one day, into the Elbow Rock neighborhood.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I remember as well as though it were yesterday the first time I met Auntie Sue.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was standing in the door of her little schoolhouse, the ruins of which you may still see, halfway up the long hill from the log house by the river, where the most of this story was lived.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It happened during my first roaming visit to the Ozarks, when I had wandered by chance, one day, into the Elbow Rock neighborhood.
halfwayadjectiveUS /ˈhæfˈweɪ/
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading She was standing in the door of her little schoolhouse, the ruins of which you may still see, halfway up the long hill from the log house by the river, where the most of this story was lived.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It happened during my first roaming visit to the Ozarks, when I had wandered by chance, one day, into the Elbow Rock neighborhood.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was standing in the door of her little schoolhouse, the ruins of which you may still see, halfway up the long hill from the log house by the river, where the most of this story was lived.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading She was standing in the door of her little schoolhouse, the ruins of which you may still see, halfway up the long hill from the log house by the river, where the most of this story was lived.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading She was standing in the door of her little schoolhouse, the ruins of which you may still see, halfway up the long hill from the log house by the river, where the most of this story was lived.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I remember as well as though it were yesterday the first time I met Auntie Sue.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was standing in the door of her little schoolhouse, the ruins of which you may still see, halfway up the long hill from the log house by the river, where the most of this story was lived.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It happened during my first roaming visit to the Ozarks, when I had wandered by chance, one day, into the Elbow Rock neighborhood.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I remember as well as though it were yesterday the first time I met Auntie Sue.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Twenty years it was, at least, before the time of this story.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was standing in the door of her little schoolhouse, the ruins of which you may still see, halfway up the long hill from the log house by the river, where the most of this story was lived.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading She was standing in the door of her little schoolhouse, the ruins of which you may still see, halfway up the long hill from the log house by the river, where the most of this story was lived.
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading She was standing in the door of her little schoolhouse, the ruins of which you may still see, halfway up the long hill from the log house by the river, where the most of this story was lived.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She was standing in the door of her little schoolhouse, the ruins of which you may still see, halfway up the long hill from the log house by the river, where the most of this story was lived.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading She was standing in the door of her little schoolhouse, the ruins of which you may still see, halfway up the long hill from the log house by the river, where the most of this story was lived.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I remember as well as though it were yesterday the first time I met Auntie Sue.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading She was standing in the door of her little schoolhouse, the ruins of which you may still see, halfway up the long hill from the log house by the river, where the most of this story was lived.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It happened during my first roaming visit to the Ozarks, when I had wandered by chance, one day, into the Elbow Rock neighborhood.
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading It happened during my first roaming visit to the Ozarks, when I had wandered by chance, one day, into the Elbow Rock neighborhood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Twenty years it was, at least, before the time of this story.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It happened during my first roaming visit to the Ozarks, when I had wandered by chance, one day, into the Elbow Rock neighborhood.
OzarksnounUS /ˈoʊzɑːrks/
an area of low mountains in northwestern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma
From this reading It happened during my first roaming visit to the Ozarks, when I had wandered by chance, one day, into the Elbow Rock neighborhood.
REMARKABLEadjectiveUS /rɪˈmɑːrkəbəl/
unusual or striking
From this reading A REMARKABLE WOMAN.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember as well as though it were yesterday the first time I met Auntie Sue.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading She was standing in the door of her little schoolhouse, the ruins of which you may still see, halfway up the long hill from the log house by the river, where the most of this story was lived.
roamingverbUS /ˈroʊmɪŋ/
-ing form of “roam” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading It happened during my first roaming visit to the Ozarks, when I had wandered by chance, one day, into the Elbow Rock neighborhood.
RocknounUS /rɑːk/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading It happened during my first roaming visit to the Ozarks, when I had wandered by chance, one day, into the Elbow Rock neighborhood.
ruinsnounUS /ˈruːənz/
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading She was standing in the door of her little schoolhouse, the ruins of which you may still see, halfway up the long hill from the log house by the river, where the most of this story was lived.
schoolhousenounUS /ˈskuːlhaʊs/
a building where young people receive education
From this reading She was standing in the door of her little schoolhouse, the ruins of which you may still see, halfway up the long hill from the log house by the river, where the most of this story was lived.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She was standing in the door of her little schoolhouse, the ruins of which you may still see, halfway up the long hill from the log house by the river, where the most of this story was lived.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was standing in the door of her little schoolhouse, the ruins of which you may still see, halfway up the long hill from the log house by the river, where the most of this story was lived.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading She was standing in the door of her little schoolhouse, the ruins of which you may still see, halfway up the long hill from the log house by the river, where the most of this story was lived.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading She was standing in the door of her little schoolhouse, the ruins of which you may still see, halfway up the long hill from the log house by the river, where the most of this story was lived.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Twenty years it was, at least, before the time of this story.
SueverbUS /suː/
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading I remember as well as though it were yesterday the first time I met Auntie Sue.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I remember as well as though it were yesterday the first time I met Auntie Sue.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Twenty years it was, at least, before the time of this story.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I remember as well as though it were yesterday the first time I met Auntie Sue.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I remember as well as though it were yesterday the first time I met Auntie Sue.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It happened during my first roaming visit to the Ozarks, when I had wandered by chance, one day, into the Elbow Rock neighborhood.
TwentynounUS /ˈtwenti/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Twenty years it was, at least, before the time of this story.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She was standing in the door of her little schoolhouse, the ruins of which you may still see, halfway up the long hill from the log house by the river, where the most of this story was lived.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading It happened during my first roaming visit to the Ozarks, when I had wandered by chance, one day, into the Elbow Rock neighborhood.
wanderedverbUS /ˈwɑːndərd/
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading It happened during my first roaming visit to the Ozarks, when I had wandered by chance, one day, into the Elbow Rock neighborhood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Twenty years it was, at least, before the time of this story.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I remember as well as though it were yesterday the first time I met Auntie Sue.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I remember as well as though it were yesterday the first time I met Auntie Sue.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It happened during my first roaming visit to the Ozarks, when I had wandered by chance, one day, into the Elbow Rock neighborhood.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She was standing in the door of her little schoolhouse, the ruins of which you may still see, halfway up the long hill from the log house by the river, where the most of this story was lived.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was standing in the door of her little schoolhouse, the ruins of which you may still see, halfway up the long hill from the log house by the river, where the most of this story was lived.
WOMANnounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A REMARKABLE WOMAN.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Twenty years it was, at least, before the time of this story.
yesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/
the day immediately before today
From this reading I remember as well as though it were yesterday the first time I met Auntie Sue.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She was standing in the door of her little schoolhouse, the ruins of which you may still see, halfway up the long hill from the log house by the river, where the most of this story was lived.
